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not well pleased at observing him busily engaged 

 in removing his belt, to which the cord or chain 

 was fixed, (which, as I afterwards understood, 

 had been loosened on purpose,) at the same time 

 whining, and uttering a peculiar squeaking 

 noise. As soon as he had succeeded in pro- 

 curing his liberty, he walked, in his usual erect 

 posture, towards some Malays, who were stand- 

 ing near the place ; and, after hugging the legs 

 of several of the party, without, however, per- 

 mitting them to take him in their arms, he went 

 to a Malay lad, who seemed to be the object of 

 his search ; for, on meeting with him, he im- 

 mediately climbed into his arms, and hugged 

 him closely, having an expression, in both 

 the look and manner, of gratification at being 

 once again in the arms of him, who I now 

 understood was his former master. When this 

 lad sold the animal to Mr. Boustead, he was 

 tied up in the courtyard of that gentleman's 

 house, and his screams to get loose used to be 

 a great annoyance to residents in the vicinity. 

 Several times he effected his escape, and would 

 then make for the water-side, the Malay lad 

 being usually on board the proa, in which he 

 had arrived from the Sumatra. He was never 

 re-taken until, having reached the water, he 

 could proceed no farther. The day previous 



